Tag: hate crime
Russians protest over hate crime murder of journalist
Russian gay rights activists on Friday held a protest over the murder of a journalist in the northwestern city of St Petersburg, accusing the authorities of hushing up a homophobic hate crime.
Moroccans divided over video of homophobic attack
A video showing two gay men being beaten up has provoked two very different social media campaigns in Morocco. One in support of the victims of the attack, and another in support of the alleged attackers.
TLDEF Responds to Guilty Plea in Killing of Islan Nettles
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) responded to news from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. that 25-year-old James Dixon has pleaded guilty to First Degree Manslaughter in the August 2013 killing of Islan Nettles, a 21-year-old African American transgender woman from Harlem. Dixon faces 12 years in prison after accepting the plea deal.
Los Angeles father charged with killing his son for being gay
The man, accused of fatally shooting his son outside a home where his wife was found dead, has been charged with one count of premeditated murder as a hate crime.
New FRA report highlights crucial role public authorities for LGBT equality
In a new report launched in the European Parliament today, the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) highlights that prevailing negative attitudes towards LGBT people endanger their fundamental rights and hamper efforts to counter discrimination and hate crime.
Northwestern University students charged with hate crime, vandalism to chapel
A Cook County judge on Saturday lashed out at two Northwestern University freshmen accused of spray-painting racist and homophobic messages along with the name of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump inside a nondenominational chapel on the university’s campus.